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Thursday 16 November 2017
Global tablet market – 3Q 2017
According to Digitimes Research statistics, third-quarter 2017 global tablet shipments totaled 42.29 million units, outperforming market expectation. Shipments of both brand and white-box...
Thursday 16 November 2017
EtherCAT helps boost production capacity of lithium-ion automotive batteries
Since SONY introduced the 18650 cylindrical lithium-ion battery in 1992, kick-starting the commercialization of lithium-ion batteries, the technology has been advancing with applications...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Quanta gearing up investments for AI, AR, VR and big data
Quanta Computer is expanding its investments in AI, AR, VR, wearable devices and big data solutions and expects to roll out more new products starting 2019, according to company chairman...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Digitimes Research: Notebook market declines in October
Four out of the top-5 notebook brands experienced on-year shipment declines in October mainly because of weak demand from the consumer sector. The vendors' refocusing their strategies...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Taiwan market: Garmin to launch D2 Charlie aviator watch
Garmin has unveiled D2 Charlie, a watch specifically designed for aviators, for the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$32,990 (US$1,092), according to Garmin Taiwan.
Tuesday 14 November 2017
HY Electronic to acquire major stake in TGI
Power discrete component supplier HY Electronic specializing in diode products has disclosed plans to acquire a 70% stake in Taiwan GPP (TGI) for NT$350 million (US$11.52 million).
Monday 13 November 2017
Ways to ease EU GDPR impacts: Q&A with Microsoft legal counsel Neal Suggs
Following a two-year buffer period, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enacted by the European Union in April 2016, will officially take effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR,...
Friday 10 November 2017
Asustek revenues drop in October
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$34.66 billion (US$1.15 billion) for October 2017, representing a 23.16% drop on month and 9.51% drop on year.
Friday 10 November 2017
MSI reports mild on-year increase in October revenues
Micro-Star International (MSI) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$9.667 billion (US$320.3 million) for October 2017, representing a 8.18% drop on month and 3.04% increase on...
Friday 10 November 2017
Taiwan IC designers vying for 8-inch foundry supply
Taiwan fabless IC firms are aggresively vying to secure capacity at 8-inch foundries to meet increasing orders in 2018, particularly for MCU and MOSFET chips needed to support a variety...
Friday 10 November 2017
Getac to fully own WHP via stock swap
Ruggedized computing device maker Getac Technology has announced that it will increase its stake in US-based WHP Workflow Solutions from 31.87% currently to 100%, making the latter...
Friday 10 November 2017
Acer 3Q17 net income hits 27-quarter high
Acer has announced its the financial results for the third quarter of 2017, with consolidated revenues rising 13% sequentially to reach NT$60.58 billion (US$2.01 billion), and net...
Friday 10 November 2017
Acer to own 51% of AOpen shares to expand digital signage business
Acer has announced that its participation in AOpen's private placement of shares has been approved by its board of directors. Acer said the move is a part of its strategy to expand...
Thursday 9 November 2017
DJI launches drone online management platform
China-based drone vendor Da-Jiang Innovations Science and Technology (DJI) has launched DJI FlightHub, a platform for online management of drones, in a bid to tout enterprise custo...
Thursday 9 November 2017
Gigabyte revenues up 9.39% on year in October
Gigabyte Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.425 billion (US$146.67 million) for October 2017, representing a 22.36% drop on month and 9.39% increase on year.